Control Channel Configuration

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting, based on the packet scheduling information, at least one packet.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the packet scheduling information is for transmission of a packet via a downlink data channel.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one subframe comprises a plurality of subframes on a carrier, and wherein in each subframe of the plurality of subframes, transmission power of each symbol, prior to a starting symbol of a corresponding downlink control channel, is zero.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration parameters indicate that in the at least one subframe, a symbol position of the starting symbol of the downlink control channel is the same as a starting position of a downlink data channel associated with the downlink control channel.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the configuration parameters indicate that a downlink data channel, associated with the at least one subframe, begins in time at the first-in-time symbol.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising transmitting, based on the packet scheduling information, at least one packet.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the packet scheduling information is for transmission of a packet via a downlink data channel.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the at least one time interval comprises a plurality of time intervals on a carrier, and wherein in each time interval of the plurality of time intervals, transmission power of each symbol, prior to a starting symbol of a corresponding downlink control channel, is zero.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the configuration parameters indicate that in the at least one time interval, a symbol position of the starting symbol of the downlink control channel is the same as a starting position of a downlink data channel associated with the downlink control channel.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the configuration parameters indicate that a downlink data channel, associated with the at least one time interval, begins in time at the first-in-time symbol.

14. The base station of claim 13, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the base station to transmit, based on the packet scheduling information, at least one packet.

15. The base station of claim 13, wherein the packet scheduling information is for transmission of a packet via a downlink data channel.

16. The base station of claim 13, wherein the at least one subframe comprises a plurality of subframes on a carrier, and wherein in each subframe of the plurality of subframes, transmission power of each symbol, prior to a starting symbol of a corresponding downlink control channel, is zero.

17. The base station of claim 13, wherein the configuration parameters indicate that in the at least one subframe, a symbol position of the starting symbol of the downlink control channel is the same as a starting position of a downlink data channel associated with the downlink control channel.

18. The base station of claim 13, wherein the configuration parameters indicate that a downlink data channel, associated with the at least one subframe, begins in time at the first-in-time symbol.

20. The base station of claim 19, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further configure the base station to transmit, based on the packet scheduling information, at least one packet.

21. The base station of claim 19, wherein the packet scheduling information is for transmission of a packet via a downlink data channel.

22. The base station of claim 19, wherein the at least one time interval comprises a plurality of time intervals on a carrier, and wherein in each time interval of the plurality of time intervals, transmission power of each symbol, prior to a starting symbol of a corresponding downlink control channel, is zero.

23. The base station of claim 19, wherein the configuration parameters indicate that in the at least one time interval, a symbol position of the starting symbol of the downlink control channel is the same as a starting position of a downlink data channel associated with the downlink control channel.

24. The base station of claim 19, wherein the configuration parameters indicate that a downlink data channel, associated with the at least one time interval, begins in time at the first-in-time symbol.

26. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the instructions, when executed, further configure the base station to transmit, based on the packet scheduling information, at least one packet.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the packet scheduling information is for transmission of a packet via a downlink data channel.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the at least one subframe comprises a plurality of subframes on a carrier, and wherein in each subframe of the plurality of subframes, transmission power of each symbol, prior to a starting symbol of a corresponding downlink control channel, is zero.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the configuration parameters indicate that in the at least one subframe, a symbol position of the starting symbol of the downlink control channel is the same as a starting position of a downlink data channel associated with the downlink control channel.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 25, wherein the configuration parameters indicate that a downlink data channel, associated with the at least one subframe, begins in time at the first-in-time symbol.

32. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 31, wherein the instructions, when executed, further configure the base station to transmit, based on the packet scheduling information, at least one packet.

33. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 31, wherein the packet scheduling information is for transmission of a packet via a downlink data channel.

34. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 31, wherein the at least one time interval comprises a plurality of time intervals on a carrier, and wherein in each time interval of the plurality of time intervals, transmission power of each symbol, prior to a starting symbol of a corresponding downlink control channel, is zero.

35. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 31, wherein the configuration parameters indicate that in the at least one time interval, a symbol position of the starting symbol of the downlink control channel is the same as a starting position of a downlink data channel associated with the downlink control channel.

36. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 31, wherein the configuration parameters indicate that a downlink data channel, associated with the at least one time interval, begins in time at the first-in-time symbol.

38. The system of claim 37, wherein the base station is further configured to transmit, based on the packet scheduling information, at least one packet.

39. The system of claim 37, wherein the packet scheduling information is for transmission of a packet via a downlink data channel.

40. The system of claim 37, wherein the at least one subframe comprises a plurality of subframes on a carrier, and wherein in each subframe of the plurality of subframes, transmission power of each symbol, prior to a starting symbol of a corresponding downlink control channel, is zero.

41. The system of claim 37, wherein the configuration parameters indicate that in the at least one subframe, a symbol position of the starting symbol of the downlink control channel is the same as a starting position of a downlink data channel associated with the downlink control channel.

42. The system of claim 37, wherein the configuration parameters indicate that a downlink data channel, associated with the at least one subframe, begins in time at the first-in-time symbol.

44. The system of claim 43, wherein the base station is configured to transmit, based on the packet scheduling information, at least one packet.

45. The system of claim 43, wherein the packet scheduling information is for transmission of a packet via a downlink data channel.

46. The system of claim 43, wherein the at least one time interval comprises a plurality of time intervals on a carrier, and wherein in each time interval of the plurality of time intervals, transmission power of each symbol, prior to a starting symbol of a corresponding downlink control channel, is zero.

47. The system of claim 43, wherein the configuration parameters indicate that in the at least one time interval, a symbol position of the starting symbol of the downlink control channel is the same as a starting position of a downlink data channel associated with the downlink control channel.

48. The system of claim 43, wherein the configuration parameters indicate that a downlink data channel, associated with the at least one time interval, begins in time at the first-in-time symbol.